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Home/People/Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Salli Richardson-Whitfield profile photo
Born
Nov 23, 1967
Age 58
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

27
Movies
38
TV Shows
29
Directed
Also Known As
Salli Richardson
Salli Richardson Whitfield
Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield
سالی ریچاردسون-ویتفیلد
IMDb Profile

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Acting

Biography
Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born November 23, 1967) is an American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Allison Blake on the sci-fi TV series Eureka and her voice acting as Elisa Maza on the Disney animated series Gargoyles. She also appeared in the 2007 film I Am Legend alongside actor Will Smith. Her acting credits include: A Low Down Dirty Shame, Posse, and Antwone Fisher. She has guest-starred in numerous television shows, such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Silk Stalkings, New York Undercover, The Pretender and Secret Agent Man. Richardson had a recurring role as "Kim" on the show Mercy Point and as "Nancy Adams" on Rude Awakening. She played "Viveca Foster" on the television drama Family Law. On September 8, 2002, she married long-time boyfriend and fellow actor Dondre Whitfield. She and Whitfield have one daughter, Parker Richardson-Whitfield and one son, Dre Terrell Whitfield.
Light Girls poster

Light Girls

as Self
2015
Playin' for Love poster

Playin' for Love

as Talisa McCoy
2015
Saving Westbrook High poster

Saving Westbrook High

as Christine
2013
We the Party poster

We the Party

as Principal Reynolds
2012
I Will Follow poster

I Will Follow

as Maye
2010
Black Dynamite poster

Black Dynamite

as Gloria
2009
Good Hair poster

Good Hair

as Self
2009
Pastor Brown poster

Pastor Brown

as Jessica 'Jesse' Brown
2009
I Am Legend poster

I Am Legend

as Zoe Neville
2007
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid poster

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

as Gail Stern
2004
Biker Boyz poster

Biker Boyz

as Half & Half
2003
Antwone Fisher poster

Antwone Fisher

as Berta Davenport
2002
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs poster

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

as Karen
2002
Butter poster

Butter

as Blusette Ford (as Salli Richardson)
1998
The Great White Hype poster

The Great White Hype

as Bambi
1996
Soul of the Game poster

Soul of the Game

as Lahoma
1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored poster

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

as Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
1996
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken poster

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

as Elisa Maza (voice)
1995
Lily in Winter poster

Lily in Winter

as Ada Covington
1994
A Low Down Dirty Shame poster

A Low Down Dirty Shame

as Angela
1994